title: The phenomena of care in Sicilian-Canadian culture: an ethnonursing case study.
abstract: This study examined the caring beliefs and behaviors of first- and second-generation Sicilians who immigrated to Canada and now reside in an Ontario metropolitan area. Madeleine Leininger's ethnonursing model of "Cultural Care Diversity and Universality" (1978, 1985, 1988) provided the framework; qualitative information was gained from the perceptions and cognitions of two Sicilian-Canadian families. Emphasis was placed on cultural and social structure dimensions that depicted caring, health beliefs, and related practices. The research questions guiding this inquiry were: a) What care values, care beliefs, and behavior patterns are deemed to promote/preserve well-being in this culture? b) Who provides care in this culture and under what circumstances? Implications for nursing that emerged included: provision of continuity of care, the importance of the involvement of the family, and the development of innovative means to enhance self-care practices to prevent illness and to reduce aversion to the professional healthcare system.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Horsburgh
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Foley
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D009742:Nursing Theory; D009864:Ontario; D012802:Sicily / Q000208:ethnology